Category: RootSpace
As we approach the end of the first year since we opened the doors of RootSpace and enter 2009, we are inviting you to CELEBRATE WITH US! :-) and help us brainstorm what we can and should do to have the kind of impact we striv
Tuesday, Dec 23, 7-9pm
RootSpace Office (Charles Helou St, Valli & Valli Bldg 6th Floor)
RootSpace envisions a sustainable knowledge-based economy and society in Lebanon, the West Asia/North Africa (WANA) region, and the world. RS implements strategic projects to promote the soft skills (creative problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration), key concepts (social innovation, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development), hard skills (science, tech, open source dev't, project mgmt, business development), and structural supports (research, info dissemination, best practices, org/biz support & tools, social venture investment & support) to fuel widespread systemic change for sustainable social and economic development.
• RS focuses its work in developing & post-conflict communities and countries, and builds connections between developing and developed nations.
Here is a great opportunity to showcase innovation coming out of the WANA (West Asia/North Africa) Region ... the World Bank's upcoming "Innovation Fair: Moving Beyond Conflict", April 12-15, 2010. Applications are due March 7, but the sooner you get them in the better! Projects will be voted on by site users, and that public support will be one of the criteria used to determine which projects will get funded! Get your project(s) up early, and try and spread the word to get people to go visit the site and vote!
4SITE Forum closed on Nov 18, 2009.... and was a great success and a great start on that journey. Participants came from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Canada, and Dubai, with great discussions about a variety of topics. All info and the schedule are still up at www.4siteforum.com, and we are already working on next plans, and next steps... including 4SITE 2020, an exciting initiative to promote and support social innovation and social entrepreneurship throughout the WANA (West Asia/North Africa) region.
Videos of the speakers will be up soon... the last thing that remains to be said is a special thanks to all the partners, volunteers, speakers, and sponsors:
Baraka Group (UAE) was our key strategic partner in the initiative.
4SITE Forum Cedar Sponsors included: Cisco Systems, Maktoob, and Bayt.com (our exclusive online recruitment partner)
4SITE Forum Gold Sponsor included: Aramex
4SITE Forum Silver Sponsor included: Collabora.co.uk
4SITE Forum Startup Sponsor: YallaStartup
Business Community Partner: Zawya
Media Partners: Jeeran, InteractiveME, Forward Magazine (Syria), Hibr.me, Lobby Innovazione, and Imprese e Startup
RootSpace is working in collaboration with several key partners to organize 4SITE Forum: Investing for Sustainability | Innovation | Technology | Entrepreneurship, November 17-18 in Beirut.
We are posting up this position to help our friends at the emerging youth/media outlet Hibr...
PLEASE READ THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE CONTACTING US REGARDING THIS POSITION.
Web Manager/ICT technician for youth/citizen media project
(looking for one full-time manager and part-time contractors/assistants)
Technology is a powerful tool for economic, social, and political development. However not all tech tools are created equal, and not all tech tools have the same impact on the development we care about. For those reasons, RootSpace focuses on training, promoting, supporting, and assisting other groups (non-profits, for-profit SMEs, educational and government institutions, and more) in:
• open source technologies (for web, desktop applications, collaboration, and more)
• collaboration and productivit tools
RootSpace is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, and we are trying to maximize our limited resources to achieve as much impact as possible. As such, we welcome volunteers to help us out in any of the following areas. "CARE" volunteers or interns (Capable, Available, Reliable, Engaged) especially welcome!
Coverage of Sawt Ashabab in local and international media.
June 15, 2009: Future TV (here and here)
June 13, 2009: Sawt Ash-Shaab radio (103.7 FM in Lebanon)
